Artificial bait.



G. H. GARRISON.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 28, 1908.

974,050. Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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974,050. Patented 0ct.25,1910.

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WITNESSES I/VI/E/VI'UR By K44444 5 '5 and State of UNITED STATES PATENT onnicn.

GEORGE H. 'GABRISON, OFOLTYMPIAyWASI-IINGTON.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

To all whmn it may concern:

' Be it known that I, GEORGE H. GARRIBON,

v y invention relates to artificial bait of the; kind used in fishing, my more particular purpose being to provide a construction of bait having generally the form of a fish or similar'animal, and provided with means controllable by-the motion of the bait through the water for causing the same to simulate anatural swimming motion.

More particularly stated, my invention comprehends a structure made in imitation of a small fish or the like, and having more or less flexibility, the structure being further provided withmechanism actuated by.

dragging the bait through the water, for causing the bait to bend back and forth with a rhythmic movement, simulating the motion of a fish swimming through the water.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts bers journaled relatively to each other, and

the device being provided with revoluble blades to simulate the tail of a fish, and mechanism connected with this tail for conferring the aforesaid rhythmic movement to the general structure; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a substantially vertical section through the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and shows means whereby the rhythmic motion is conferred upon the bait;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section upon the line 4'4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the yoke and crank constituting a portion of the mechanism for producin .the rhythmic movement; Fig.

5 is a su stantially central horizontal 'section through another form of my invention; Fig. 6 is a substantiall vertical, lonitudinal section through t e same; and 4 1g. 7 is-a section upon the line 7'7 of Fig. 6, looking in the direction of the arrows I Specification of Letters intent. Application flea December 2a, 1908. Serial No. 469,568.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

and showing apart of the internal mechanism.

Two frusto-conical members 8, 9 having together a form approximating that of a fis and made of wood, cork or other material not too heavy for the purpose, are

provided with wearin plates 10, 11, 12 and 13. Mounted within t e frusto-conical member ,9, is a .yoke 14 having generally the form indicated in Fig. 4, and provided with a slot 15. The yoke 14 is mounted upon pintles 16, 17' which extend through the overlapping ends of the wearing plates 10, 11, 12 and 13, as will be understood-from Fig; 3. A longitudinal shaft 18 is-provided with an arcuate portion 19 constituting a 'crank. The shaft 18 extends entirely through the members 8 and 9 and is provided at one of its ends with a head 20. Mounted upon the opposite end of the shaft 18 is a head 21, whic is engaged by a pair of propeller blades 22 made integral with each other, and held in position by aid of a nut 23. This nut is threaded internally and is screwed upon a threaded portion 24 of the .rod 18. Two fins 25, 26 are mounted upon opposite sides of the member 8.' The fin 25 inclines upwardly at its rear portion, whereas the fin 26 inclines downwardly at its rear portion. The purpose of inclining these fins i'n the direction indicated is to counteract the tendency of the body of the fish to rotate. The blades 22 are twisted spirally, as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2, so thatfwhen the bait is drawn rapidly through the water the shaft 18 will turn. Since, however, the rotation of the shaft has more or less tendency to cause the body of the fish to rotate, this tendency is neutrglized by the pitch given by the fins 25, 2

At 27 is a ring, and at .28 are snoods to which are connected the hooks 29.

The fishing lineis shown at 30, and is preferably provided with a swivel.connection 31. I

The operation of the device shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive is as follows: The-structure being drawn p dly through the water by an d 17, thus producing a simulation of a fish swimming through the water, the body 1 of the-fish havin a rhythmic motion somewhat similar to at of a real fish.

In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and Z, two frustosconical members 32, 33 are connected togetherby a central ortion 34, all of these together by aid of parts being connecte pintles 35, 36, 37 and 38, and bearing plates 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44. The member 32 is further provided with fins 45, 46, the fin 45 being extended obli uely upward and the fin 46 extendin ob iquely downward. Extendingloosely t rough the frusto-conical member 32, and past the middle of the central portion 34, 1s a tubular sleeve 47 carrying a crank 48 integral with it. A rod 49 extending through the sleeve. 47 and crank 48, as well as through both of the frusto-conical members 32, 33* and the central portion 34, is connectedby a pin 50 with the smaller portion of the frusto-conical member-33. A vane 51 is connected rigidly with the rod 49 and is twisted slightly,

as is indicated in Fig. 6, constituting a member ha I more or less resemblance to a fishs tail. nother vane 52 is mounted to the left of the member 32, according to Fig.

and is connected rigidly with the sleeve 47. The vane'52 has a suitable pitci for causing the vane, and consupneutly the sleeve 47, to turn as the structure is drawn through the water. Mounted within the Q central portion 34 are two rods 53 disposed upon oppositesides of the crank 48.

The operation of my device is as follows: The entire structure being drawn through the water substantially as above described, the vanes '52 rotate and cause-the sleeve 47,

carrying with it the crank 48, to turn. As

the crank 48 rotates it engages thepins 53 alternately 7) thus causing the central portion 34 to move alternately to the right and left aeoordin to this figure. This causes the bait to ben back and forth with a rhythmic motion, simulating that of a fish swimming. Since there is more or less undesirable tendency of the entire .bait to turn, however, this is compensated for by -.the, twist given the vane 51 representing the fishs tail. Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

1. The combination of a flexible body member, a revoluble shaft provided with. a

crank for bending said flexible body mem her, and a vane connected with said shaft and having generally the form of Ta fishs tail, said vane being bent spirally for the? purpose of turning said shaft when dragged through the water.

2. The combination of a flexible body GEORGE H. GARRISON.

Witnesses:

WALTON Hanmson, JOHN P. DAVIS, 

